Feminist Peace Network Explained

The Feminist Peace Network (FPN) advocates for the human rights of women and raises awareness about misogyny and the global pandemic of violence against women violence against women.

About

Feminist Peace Network (FPN) was started in 2001 by Lucinda Marshall.[1] [2] The organization is based in Louisville.[3] FPN advocates and supports the active participation of women and the full reflection of women's needs in the process of conflict resolution and the creation of sustainable peace and examines many issues including education, health, economics, the environment and media from a gendered lens.[4]

During the Occupy movement, both Code Pink and FPN recruited women to get involved.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Marshall. Lucinda. March 2002. Feminists Network for Peace. Off Our Backs. 32. 3. 12. subscription . EBSCOhost.
  2. Web site: Lucinda Marshall. Women’s Media Center. 2018-12-24.
  3. News: Women's Rally Supports Rights and More. Kenning. Chris. 8 March 2005. The Courier-Journal. 2018-12-24. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Feminist Peace Network. Canadian Women's Health Network. 2018-12-24.
  5. Book: 100 Years of the Nineteenth Amendment: An Appraisal of Women's Political Activism. McCammon. Holly J.. Banaszak. Lee Ann. Oxford University Press. 2018. 9780190265168. 342. en.